Defendants include 14 more current, former correctional officers

New federal indictments spell out more trouble and embarrassment for the Baltimore City Jail and the state system that runs it as 19 more people were charged with drug smuggling, most of them corrections officers.

The new indictment is a continuation of the corruption case announced in April, and it includes a drug-smuggling method only a female could use.

In April, 13 other correctional officers were charged with contraband smuggling and corruption at the detention center involving the Black Guerilla Family gang. Nine of those defendants have since pleaded guilty.

According to the new indictment, BGF members used cellphones to place orders for various drugs with associates who would buy the contraband and turn it over to correctional officers to smuggle inside the prison.

The new case clearly spells out the motive for all the smuggling: money, and a lot of it. Percocet can be bought for $5 per tablet on the street but sells for $50 each inside the jail. An ounce of marijuana can be bought for $350 an ounce on the street but sells in jail for $1,400 per ounce.

Included in the new indictments is the accusation that "One female (correctional officer) inserted an ounce of marijuana into her vagina every day for a period of several years and also carried Percocet pills concealed in her underwear."

The indictment alleges that BGF members and associates had long-term sexual relationships with correctional officers to cement business ties. "BGF members and associates even impregnated some corrections officers," the indictment stated.

BGF gang leader Tavon White is again featured in the latest indictment. He made a name for himself the first time around by getting four corrections officers pregnant. Now, he's caught on wiretaps describing how he paid another female officer for sex, the indictment alleged.

White: "I swear to God. She used to grab my (penis) and get little Green Dots from me." "Green Dots" is a reference to the money packs used in jail for payment.

The new case goes beyond the Baltimore City Jail. In May, after all the publicity about the first case, investigators said a female officer went to the state prison in Hagerstown to visit an inmate. While there, the indictment states, "(The inmate) reached in her pants and fondled her while the two posed for pictures with a young male child." This was captured in the prison's surveillance video.

Officials said eight of the newly indicted officers are former employees who are no longer with the department, while six are still currently employed. Those six have been put on administrative leave without pay.

Patrick Moran, president of AFSCME Maryland Council 3, the union representing correctional officers, released a statement, saying, "No one depends more on the integrity of a correctional officer for their personal safety than a fellow officer. AFSCME members are deeply troubled by today's indictments. We will continue to work with Division of Corrections officials and elected leaders to review every facet of our work to improve and protect public safety for all."

In total, 44 alleged BGF members and associates have been charged, including 27 correctional officers. Federal prosecutors said there could be more indictments coming.

Sixteen of the 25 defendants in the original indictment in April have pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, including nine correctional officers, four inmates and three drug suppliers. One defendant has since died.

A BIG STORY TONIGHT, FEDERAL INDICTMENTS SPELL OUT MORE TROUBLE AND EMBARRASSMENT FOR THE BALTIMORE CITY JAIL AND THE STATES IS HIM THAT RUNS IT. IN 19 PEOPLE WERE CHARGED. THE NEW ALLEGATIONS. YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS OUT. INCLUDED IN THIS NEW CASE WHICH GROWS OUT OF THE CORRUPTION CASE ANNOUNCED LAST AUGUST, A DRUG SMUGGLING METHOD ONLY A WOMAN COULD DO. ALLEGATIONS IN THE INDICTMENT AS BAD AND WORSE AS THE FIRST CASE THAT WILL OPEN CORRUPTION THE CITY JAIL. 19 MORE PEOPLE ARE CHARGED. 14 CORRECTIONS OFFICERS. INCLUDED, NEW ACCUSATIONS THAT ONE FEMALE CORRECTIONS OFFICER INSERTED AN OUNCE OF MARIJUANA INTO HER VAGINA EVERY DAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND CARRIED PILLS CONCEALED IN HER UNDERWEAR. IT WAS HER WAY OF BEATING SECURITY. IT SPELLS OUT THE MOTIVE , MONEY AND A LOT OF IT. PERCOCET CAN BE BOUGHT FOR FIVE DOLLARS ON THE STREET BUT IS $50 EACH INSIDE OF THE JAIL. MARIJUANA CAN BE BOUGHT FOR THREE AND $50 ON THE STREET, BUT $1400 IN JAIL. TAPE ON WHAT IS FEATURED IN THE LATEST INDICTMENT. HE MEAN -- " SHE USED TO GRAB MY --" THE ALLEGATIONS SUGGEST THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION, IT WASN'T JUST ISOLATED TO A FEW INDIVIDUALS, AND GANG MEMBERS HAD INFLUENCE. THE NEW CASE GOES BEYOND THE CITY JAIL. AFTER THE PUBLICITY, A FEMA OFFICER WENT TO THE STATE PRISON IN HAGERSTOWN TO VISIT AN INMATE. THE INMATE REACHED INTO HER PANTS AND FONDLE HER WHILE THEY POSE FOR PICTURES WITH A YOUNG CHILD. IT WAS CAPTURED ON PRISON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. DIAMONDS BRING -- NEW INDICTMENTS BRING TO MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE ACCUSE IN THESE INVESTIGATION.